World Soundtrack Awards 2005

5th World Soundtrack Awards

October 15, 2005

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Best Original Soundtrack:
War of the Worlds

The 5th World Soundtrack Awards were given on 15 October 2005 in the Bijloke Concert Hall, Ghent, Belgium.

Winners

• Best Soundtrack Composer of the Year:
  • Angelo Badalamenti - Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)
• Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:
  • War of the Worlds - John Williams
• Best Original Song Written for a Film:
  • "Old Habits Die Hard" - Alfie
    • Performed by Mick Jagger
    • Lyrics by Dave Stewart and Mick Jagger
• Public Choice Award:
  • Alexander - Vangelis
• Discovery of the Year
  • Michael Giacchino - The Incredibles
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
  • Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Nominees

• Best Soundtrack Composer of the Year:
  • Thomas Newman - Lemony Snicket
  • John Powell - The Bourne Supremacy
  • Howard Shore - The Aviator
  • John Williams - War of the Worlds
• Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:
  • The Aviator - Howard Shore
  • Batman Begins - James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
  • The Bourne Supremacy - John Powell
  • Mar adentro (Sea Inside) - Alejandro Amenábar
• Best Original Song Written for a Film:
  • "Remember Me" - Troy
    • Composed by James Horner
    • Performed by Josh Groban
    • Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
  • "Al otro lado del río" - Diarios de motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries)
    • Performed by Jorge Drexler
    • Lyrics by Jorge Drexler
  • "Believe" - The Polar Express
    • Composed by Alan Silvestri
    • Performed by Josh Groban
    • Lyrics by Glen Ballard
  • "Learn to Be Lonely" - The Phantom of the Opera
    • Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    • Performed by Minnie Driver
    • Lyrics by Charles Hart
  • "Million Voices" - Hotel Rwanda
    • Composed by Andrea Guerra
    • Performed by Wyclef Jean
    • Lyrics by Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis
• Discovery of the Year:
  • Ilan Eshkeri - Layer Cake
  • Andrés Goldstein and Daniel Tarrab - Deuda
  • Cyril Morin - The Syrian Bride
  • Benjamin Wallfish - Dear Wendy